Hi Harry.
Yes i am on alert for scammers when i started gambling with bitcoins. I think that there needs to be proper companies in place that offer bitcoin as a payment option. If some of the large sites such as poker and sport betting sites globally start accepting, it will definitely help in getting new users. People are still wary of bitcoin as we know there are many scamming developers who literally run away withe the money with no intention of paying. Hopefully this will improve soon.
Yes it is ok to gamble with bitcoin.
I think there are definitely a lot of scams out there, but people should be wary. You really should not spend money you do not have, and treat it as entertainment rather than a job. Also even with gambling you should read up as much as possible and have proper money management with adequate capital, so even if you have 20% scams you have gambled on, the other 80% will more than make up for losses.
If we as an communtiy seek mass adoption, shouldn't we protect newcomers? When you came in the world of Bitcoin, were you an alert for scammers?